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UPDATE: Troubled Teaneck Man, 24, Fished From Hackensack River Has History Of Incidents UPDATE: Troubled Teaneck Man, 24, Fished From Hackensack River Has History Of Incidents
Update: Troubled Teaneck Man, 24, Fished From Hackensack River Has History Of Incidents UPDATE: An emotionally troubled man who jumped into the Hackensack River and then fought responders who pulled him out has had a history of incidents, including a particularly violent attack that made local headlines. Teaneck police went to the Kipp Street home of 24-year-old Camwren T. Cole shortly before 2 p.m. Friday after a caseworker requested a welfare check, a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Police on both sides of the river are familiar with Cole.  Last year, he smashed windows at a Teaneck pediatric office and a neighboring dry clean…

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Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash
Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash UPDATE: An assistant Bergen County prosecutor died of his injuries following a crash at a busy Hackensack intersection late Friday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Avon Morgan, 38, was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center after his cycle collided with an SUV at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue around 4 p.m. July 29, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, said Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, whose Fatal Accident Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was also brough…

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Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire
Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire UPDATE: A vacant warehouse blaze that injured a firefighter in Palisades Park was deliberately set by two Ridgefield residents, authorities charged. Alexander Regalado, 18, was arrested and a juvenile was detained after they were identified as responsible for the multi-alarm Fourth of July weekend fire on Fairview Street off Grand Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The fire, which ravaged the warehouse and damaged a neighboring building, wasn’t fully extinguished for nearly six hours. Route 46 was closed in both directions at one point because of the thick smoke and a fi…

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Drowning Bergen County Boy, 3, Pulled From Pool Drowning Bergen County Boy, 3, Pulled From Pool
Drowning Bergen County Boy, 3, Pulled From Pool A drowning 3-year-old boy was pulled from a backyard pool and rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center early Monday afternoon. Hospital staff tried to resuscitate the child, who was in cardiac arrest as police escorted the ambulance from the home on Forest Avenue in Rochelle Park shortly after 1:30 p.m. Hackensack and Maywood police assisted in clearing a path. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification responded to collect evidence and the county prosecutor's office was notified. It was another in a tragic string of accidents this summer not just in Bergen County …

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Woman Hospitalized After Horrific Fireworks Injury In Teaneck Woman Hospitalized After Horrific Fireworks Injury In Teaneck
Woman Hospitalized After Horrific Fireworks Injury In Teaneck A woman lost an eye when she was struck by fireworks in Teaneck the night of the Fourth, responders said. Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly confirmed that the 40-year-old victim was struck directly in the eye on Stuyvesant Road off Teaneck Road shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday. An ambulance took her to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. Police are investigating, O’Reilly said. Responders said the explosion literally knocked the victim's eye out.

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UPDATE: 7-Year-Old City Girl Who Drowned In Rented Teaneck Backyard Pool Was Reported Missing UPDATE: 7-Year-Old City Girl Who Drowned In Rented Teaneck Backyard Pool Was Reported Missing
Update: 7-Year-Old City Girl Who Drowned In Rented Teaneck Backyard Pool Was Reported Missing UPDATE: A 7-year-old Newark girl had been reported missing before she was found drowned over the weekend in a backyard Teaneck pool that its owners rent out for parties, authorities said. Officers and neighbors were searching for the girl after she'd been reported missing early Sunday evening, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. They found her at the bottom of the in-ground pool on Westervelt Place near Teaneck Road shortly after 6 p.m., the chief said. The officers conducted CPR, then escorted an ambulance to Holy Name Medical Center, where the child was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m…

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UPDATE: 7-Year-Old Girl Drowns In Rented Backyard Pool In Teaneck UPDATE: 7-Year-Old Girl Drowns In Rented Backyard Pool In Teaneck
Update: 7-Year-Old Girl Drowns In Rented Backyard Pool In Teaneck UPDATE: A 7-year-old Newark girl had been reported missing before she was found drowned over the weekend in a backyard Teaneck pool that its owners rent out for parties, authorities said. Officers and neighbors were searching for the girl after she'd been reported missing early Sunday evening, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. They found her at the bottom of the in-ground pool on Westervelt Place near Teaneck Road shortly after 6 p.m., the chief said. The officers conducted CPR, then escorted an ambulance to Holy Name Medical Center, where the child was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m…

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SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found
Seen HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found Ruben Wilson had a habit of wandering off and sometimes traveling significant distances from his Englewood home despite dementia and other challenges. The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson always turned up, though -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as the Jersey Shore. He was once found with his dog in Englewood Cliffs. Another time, he drove nearly 70 miles to Wall Township. That changed after Wilson went missing more than two years ago. Ruben always enjoyed an early cup of coffee with his son, Shalom Kennedy, loved ones said. That didn't happen the morning of May 2…

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Out-Of-Control School Bus Slams Into Teaneck Storefront, Driver May Have Had Medical Episode Out-Of-Control School Bus Slams Into Teaneck Storefront, Driver May Have Had Medical Episode
Out-Of-Control School Bus Slams Into Teaneck Storefront, Driver May Have Had Medical Episode A driver behind the wheel of an out-of-control school bus that slammed into a downtown Teaneck storefront with no children aboard Tuesday afternoon may have had a medical emergency, responders said. The bus apparently came down Garrison Avenue and kept going through what's ordinarily a busy intersection on Cedar Lane, then barreled across a sidewalk seating area and shattered the front of Carly'z Craze, a clothing and fashion accessories store shortly after 3 p.m. Members of the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver from D&M Tours in Paterson to nearby Holy Name Medical Cen…

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Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings
Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings A pair of violent Bergen County carjackings – one that produced a 110 mph pursuit and another that left a driver wounded – both involved a Bronx man who’s now in custody, authorities said. Authorities have moved to extradite Dariel Perez-Grullon and an accused associate, Luis Guzman-Encarnacion, both 22, to New Jersey to face charges. The first incident literally began and ended in minutes after a 31-year-old livery driver had his Lexus E350 taken by gunpoint outside a home on Pascack Road in Washington Township shortly before 1 a.m. March 23. Paramus police spotted the vehicle soon after …

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'Kill Me, Shoot!': Teaneck, Bergenfield PD Peacefully End Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man 'Kill Me, Shoot!': Teaneck, Bergenfield PD Peacefully End Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man
'Kill Me, Shoot!': Teaneck, Bergenfield PD Peacefully End Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man A Teaneck police sergeant confronted by a disturbed man on a Bergenfield street was surprised when the stranger pulled out a large knife. "Kill me! Shoot!" the Portuguese native shouted in broken English to Sgt. Ronald Boswell and backup officers from both towns who rushed to the scene, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. The tense noontime drama played out on New Bridge Road, across from Veterans Memorial Park in Bergenfield, beginning shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday. The unidentified man had walked in front of Boswell's car, so the sergeant stopped and got out, O'Reilly said. The …

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PUNKED! Hapless Scammers Trying To Swindle $25K From Teaneck Man Get Stung By Police Instead PUNKED! Hapless Scammers Trying To Swindle $25K From Teaneck Man Get Stung By Police Instead
Punked! Hapless Scammers Trying To Swindle $25K From Teaneck Man Get Stung By Police Instead A pair of flim-flammers who thought they’d fooled a Teaneck grandfather into forking over $25,500 to get a supposedly drunk-driving family member out of jail found the tables turned when they showed up to collect, authorities said. The “victim” who held an envelope stuffed with the supposed cash as he stood waiting for the two Plainfield teens on a township street was actually a Teaneck police detective clutching worthless paper, they said. Police had been alerted by the would-be victim after he got a call from one of the wanna-be con artists, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said. Pretendin…

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